Lathe Taper

[savarin]

I’m having a hard time envisioning how that works. Can you show a picture of it in the lathe how it would work?

This is a very good presentation, a little long winded but pretty thorougher.

this one on different materials

If your having problems with finishing then give it a go you will be very pleasantly surprised.
The angles of the grind are flexible but the feed needs to be very slow.

 

[srfallsallot]

Thanks all for your time and attention. The middle of the rod was several thousands large but repeated cuts with no adjustment evened things out. I am just learning. I was making a pen so tolerances are no big thing other than trying to hit as close to my dimensions as possible. I aligned the tailstock by making repeated cuts and adjusting the tailstock. I made a lot of mistakes, but it came out OK. Not real pretty but it works. I did a light knurling, so it looks even. I do not have a steady rest.

This is a very good presentation, a little long winded but pretty thorougher.

this one on different materials

If your having problems with finishing then give it a go you will be very pleasantly surprised.
The angles of the grind are flexible but the feed needs to be very slow.

Thanks very interesting.

 

[srfallsallot]

Sloppy... not...

I would be concerned about the middle. Without a follow rest the stock will just move out of the way.

How did you align your tailstock?

A 2 coller test, using a 4 inch or so length of 1 to 3 inch diameter stock turned between centers will allow you to get tailstock aligned to get equal diameters.

Even if it is slightly different elevations, the 2 collar method compensates as you measure the cut and adjust until both ends same.

Once done, you use dial indicator to adjust.

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I adjusted the 2 screws in the tailstock.